Dahanayake cabinet

Dahanayake cabinet
5th Cabinet of Ceylon
Date formed	26 September 1959
Date dissolved	20 March 1960
People and organisations
Head of government	W. Dahanayake
Head of state	Elizabeth II
Member party	Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
Opposition party	Lanka Sama Samaja Party
Opposition leader	N. M. Perera
History
Outgoing election	March 1960
Legislature term(s)	3rd
Predecessor	S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike cabinet
Successor	Second Dudley Senanayake cabinet

The Dahanayake cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister W. Dahanayake between 1959 and 1960. It was formed in September 1959 after the assassination of Dahanayake's predecessor S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike and it ended in March 1960 after the opposition's victory in the parliamentary election.

Cabinet members

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Name		Portrait	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
	Dahanayake, W.W. Dahanayake		Sinhala Language Front	Prime Minister	26 September 1959	20 March 1960	[1]
				Minister of Defence and External Affairs	26 September 1959	20 March 1960
	Abeywickrama, HenryHenry Abeywickrama		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Works
	de Silva, C. P.C. P. de Silva		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Agriculture and Lands	[lower-alpha 1]	December 1959	[2]
	de Zoysa, M. P.M. P. de Zoysa		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Labour	26 September 1959	8 December 1959	[2]
	de Zoysa, StanleyStanley de Zoysa		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Finance	[lower-alpha 1]	22 November 1959	[3]
	Ilangaratne, T. B.T. B. Ilangaratne		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Home Affairs	26 September 1959	8 December 1959	[2]
	Jayasuriya, A. P.Senator A. P. Jayasuriya			Minister of Health	26 September 1959	8 December 1959	[2]
	Jayawickrema, Valentine S.Senator Valentine S. Jayawickrema			Minister of Justice	[lower-alpha 1]
	Kalugalla, P. B. G.P. B. G. Kalugalla		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Cultural Affairs and Social Services	[lower-alpha 1]	8 December 1959	[2]
	Marikar, C. A. S.C. A. S. Marikar		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Posts, Broadcasting and Information	[lower-alpha 1]
	Mediwake, M. B. W.M. B. W. Mediwake		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Local Government and Housing
	Munasinha, W. J. C.W. J. C. Munasinha		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Industries and Fisheries	[lower-alpha 1]
	Mustapha, M. M.M. M. Mustapha			Minister of Finance	22 November 1959	5 December 1959	[3]
	Senanayake, MaithripalaMaithripala Senanayake		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Transport and Power	[lower-alpha 1]	8 December 1959	[2]
	Senanayake, R. G.R. G. Senanayake		Independent	Minister of Food, Commerce and Trade	[lower-alpha 1]
	Wijewardene, VimalaVimala Wijewardene		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Local Government and Housing	[lower-alpha 1]	21 November 1959

Parliamentary secretaries

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Name		Portrait	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
	Mustapha, M. M.M. M. Mustapha			Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance	[lower-alpha 1]	5 December 1959	[3]

Notes

1. Continuation of same office held in previous cabinet.

References

1. "Prime Ministers". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
2. Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 17: Assassination of Bandaranaike". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
3. "List of Ministers and Deputy Ministers". Ministry of Finance (Sri Lanka).